Pakistan and Kuwait to expand defence, trade ties

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Pakistan and Kuwait to expand defence, trade ties

Business Recorder [Pakistan's First Financial Daily]


RAWALPINDI (April 23 2010): Pakistan and Kuwait Thursday reiterated their desire to further expand and consolidate bilateral ties in the fields of trade, commerce and defence. This was agreed at a meeting between Federal Minister for Defence Ahmad Mukhtar and the Ambassador of Kuwait to Pakistan, Nawaf Abdul Aziz Al Enezi, who called on the minister here. The meeting underlined the need for promoting closer collaboration between the Armed Forces of the two brotherly countries.

Talking to the ambassador, the minister said that Pakistan was proud of its relations with Kuwait, which had always stood by Pakistan in difficult times. He told the envoy that relations between the two brotherly countries needed to be expanded and enhanced in the areas of trade, military and defence for the mutual benefits of the both sides.

The Minister briefed the envoy about the anti-terror efforts made by Pakistan. He said that Pakistan had been playing a major role against war on terror and had succeeded to a greater extent to eliminate the terrorist and extremist forces. The ambassador told the Minister that the entire world was highly appreciative of the efforts and role of Pakistan's political and military leadership and its security forces against combating the menace of terrorism.

The envoy expressed the hope that Pakistan would soon overcome the difficulties being faced by it. He assured the Minister that his country would fully support Pakistan to overcome its problems. The meeting also agreed to exchange military delegations and increase interaction between the Armed Forces of the two countries. It was also agreed to increase trade volume between the two sides.

Copyright Associated Press of Pakistan, 2010